Laura Mathews
@lauramathews.bsky.social
A walker in the city. Fan of @jamesmerrillhouse.bsky.social. Book hoarder. Sometime jewelry sleuth.
James Merrill House accepts applications for its 2026-2027 residencies from Oct 1, 2025 to Jan 12, 2026. Decisions made by mid-March. The residency provides living and working space for a writer to complete a project of literary or academic merit. Learn more by visiting jamesmerrillhouse.org.
October 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
James Merrill House accepts applications for its 2026-2027 residencies from Oct 1, 2025 to Jan 12, 2026. Decisions made by mid-March. The residency provides living and working space for a writer to complete a project of literary or academic merit. Learn more by visiting jamesmerrillhouse.org.
Join us for this year’s Annual Merrill Lecture, Sunday, Sept 21, 5pm, at the La Grua Center in Stonington CT
September 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Join us for this year’s Annual Merrill Lecture, Sunday, Sept 21, 5pm, at the La Grua Center in Stonington CT
Dusting my shelves… #oldfavorites @tcboyle.com
June 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Dusting my shelves… #oldfavorites @tcboyle.com
Who doesn't love Superchunk?
April 21, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Who doesn't love Superchunk?
According to family lore, a skinny teenage Frankie delivered lunches to our grandpa's lumber storage facility on the Hoboken waterfront in the 1930s (sadly, a fire swept through the yard, and the kiddo moved on)....
March 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
According to family lore, a skinny teenage Frankie delivered lunches to our grandpa's lumber storage facility on the Hoboken waterfront in the 1930s (sadly, a fire swept through the yard, and the kiddo moved on)....
In honor of the Chinese Zodiac’s Year of the Snake, here’s a classic ring designed by our great-grandfather Gustav Manz whose firm supplied Tiffany, Gorham, Cartier, and other Belle Époque firms…
February 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
In honor of the Chinese Zodiac’s Year of the Snake, here’s a classic ring designed by our great-grandfather Gustav Manz whose firm supplied Tiffany, Gorham, Cartier, and other Belle Époque firms…
Tip-toe through the tulips — and a couple of inches of slush… #I’llTakeManhattan
February 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Tip-toe through the tulips — and a couple of inches of slush… #I’llTakeManhattan
Amber waves of biscotti…
(Recipe: Chez Panisse Cooking by Paul Bertolli with Alice Waters, Random House)
(Recipe: Chez Panisse Cooking by Paul Bertolli with Alice Waters, Random House)
January 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Amber waves of biscotti…
(Recipe: Chez Panisse Cooking by Paul Bertolli with Alice Waters, Random House)
(Recipe: Chez Panisse Cooking by Paul Bertolli with Alice Waters, Random House)
Chilly scene of winter (with apologies to Ann Beatty)
January 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Chilly scene of winter (with apologies to Ann Beatty)
Big Cheese @citarella
January 18, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Big Cheese @citarella
The morning after…
December 28, 2024 at 3:26 PM
The morning after…
Elon getting ahead of himself?
December 21, 2024 at 3:23 AM
Elon getting ahead of himself?
Winter is coming…
December 13, 2024 at 2:10 AM
Winter is coming…
A smart kid. Tragic all around...
December 9, 2024 at 7:47 PM
A smart kid. Tragic all around...
Autumn in New York outside American Museum of Natural History…
December 9, 2024 at 1:07 PM
Autumn in New York outside American Museum of Natural History…
In our family, lobster precedes turkey… #Thanksgiving2024
November 30, 2024 at 6:46 PM
In our family, lobster precedes turkey… #Thanksgiving2024